Above the Roar

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Tow-headed pro surfer from Santa Cruz, Califiornia; world-ranked #8 and ASP Rookie of the Year in 2013. Young was born (1991) and raised on the Westside of Santa Cruz, and started riding waves on a bodyboard at age 5. By the time he was a teenager, the relentlessly freckled goofyfoot was pulling down wins in regional amateur surf contests. But like all young would-be pros from Northern California, it was hard to make the trek to Southern California, where most of the states' important amatuer...